กลัวหัวหด(gluua hŭua hòt)

Meanings

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[to] be terrified; [to] be scared stiff

to be extremely afraid, terrified, or scared to death (literally: so afraid that one's head retracts)

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneหมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)หอนhŏnหอนhŏn1[to] howl2[to] wail; blareตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night periodเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerกลัวหัวหดgluua hŭua hòtกลัวหัวหดgluua hŭua hòt[to] be terrified; [to] be scared stiffจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâan[to] leave home
When he heard the dog howling at night, he was so terrified that he didn't dare to walk out of the house.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulPart 1
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หัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headlinePart 2
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หดhòtหดhòt1[to] shrink; contract2[to] retract; draw in; pull back3[to] decrease; shrink (in amount)Part 3
กลัวหัวหดgluua hŭua hòtกลัวหัวหดgluua hŭua hòt[to] be terrified; [to] be scared stiff